noun

nonsense

nonsense, rubbish, gibberish

Stop talking nonsense and be serious.

Stop talking nonsense and be serious.

What he said was complete nonsense.

What he said was complete nonsense.

((to talk)) ((nonsense)) to say things that are silly or untrue Stop talking nonsense and be serious.

Synonyms: rubbish, gibberish, drivel; Antonyms: sense, logic, reason

From 'non-' (not) + 'sense' (meaning). Literally 'not making sense'.

Imagine someone saying something that makes 'no sense' at all. That's nonsense.

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